Times Advocate, 1998-11-11, Page 13Wednesday, November 11, 1998
Exeter Times -Advocate
Business
Riverview Estates subdivision underw
By Kate Monk
11MES•ADVOt;N1E STAFF
EXETER — The to
has been stripped for
Riverview Estates su
vision in the northe
part of Exeter.
Council passed
bylaw for the 43 -lot
gle family home subd
sion on Nov. 2.
While the subdivisi
was approved in prin
ple in 19.90, it was
until this fall that dev
oper Len Veri put t
push on to get the s
turned.
"1 think the economy is
still in such a state that
they (lots)•are going to
sell and people are going
to build houses," he said. t►
"We've got a lot of r
interest with people look- h
ing and checking it out," c
he said. -
The location and size of
lots are selling points to o
Veri. 2
"It should be one of the as
nicest areas in town. It's rn
quiet, it's pleasant," he at
said.
"The to or
is arc, big. They S
vary up to a half -acre se
lot," Veri said, adding the co
frontage ranges from 70- sh
100 feet.
Veil hopes services will
be ready .for the lots
psoil along Riverside •Dr. by
the this weekend. lie said
bdi- they will wait until the
ast spring to service the rest
• of the lots.
the The subdivision work
sin- also makes it possible for
ivi- • the four existing houses
and the curling club
on along Riverside on pri-
ci- vate septic systems to be
n't connected to the town
el- services.
he The homeowners will
od have to pay a connection
fee of $650 plus $6 per
foot of frontage. The
costs of getting the sewer
from .the house to the
property line are addi-
onal and are the
esponsibility of the
omeowner. They must
onnect within 11
onths.
Six Riverside Dr. home-
wners attended the Nov.
council meeting to get
surance the develop-
ent will not have a neg-
ive impact on their
operties.
tormwater and
wage were their main
ncerns. Exeter staff
owed
detailed
OTTAWA - Lambton-
Kent-Middlesex MP
Rose -Marie Ur and 54 of
her federal Liberal col-
leagues are urging
Finance Minister Paul
Martin to reject the bank
mergers and not allow
them to sell insurance or
lease cars.
"There is no evidence
that the mergers are
necessary under present
circumstances," said Ur,
who signed the 240 -page
report titled 'A Balance
"...under present
circumstances they
would be detrimental
to the public
interest."
- Rost:-MARiti UR
LAMBTON-KENT-
MIDDLESEx MP
of Interests' with area
MPs Roger Gallaway
(Sarnia-Lambton), Paul
Steckle (Huron -Bruce),
Sue Whelan (Essex), and
London MPs Joe
Fontana and Sue
Barnes.
"There is considerable
evidence, however, that
under present circum-
stances they would be
detrimental to the public
interest," said Ur, who
admits. "to being lobbied
extensively by local
bankers and insurance
agents on both sides of
the issue."
"We believe the merg-
er plans of the Royal
Bank with Bank of
Montreal, and CIBC with
TD, would create undue
concentration in the
industry, impose higher
service charges and bor-
rowing costs, reduce
access to credit, result in
branch closings and
cause large-scale job
losses," said Ur.
Highlights:
• Banks should not be
allowed to sell insurance
or lease cars from their
branches.
drainage maps and said
the sewer is substantially
deeper than in previous
plans and the sower lay-
out for the subdivision
has been altered.
In light of recent
sewage backup problems
in the Pryde Blvd. area,
the Riverside homeown-
ers wanted assurance the
same would not happen
to them.
"I would say it is highly
unlikely that would ever
happen," Exeter building
official Dave Moyer said.
The storm drainage
system reviewed by town
engineers and the
Ausable Hayfield
Conservation Authority
directs drainage on
Hazelton Lane (the sub-
division's main street)
south to the river and
would generally improve
drainage, according to
town staff.
Residents also asked for
the curb and gutter to be
completed on both sides
of Riverside this fall even
13
though plans call for the
east side to be completed
this fall and the west side
in the spring when
another layer of paving is
done. Council did not
take any action to have
the west side curb and
gutter installed during
the 1998 budget year.
Workers install the services along Riverside Drive for the Riverview Estates subdivision
curl-
ing rink. Developer. Len Veri said there has been a good amount of interest in the 43 -lot sub
just north of the -
division in Exeter.
• An Interest cap for all
credit card accounts for
retailers and financial
institutions with a set
percentage added to the
Bank of Canada discount
rate.
• Require that partial
payments towards an
outstanding balance on a
credit card be treated as
a delayed cash payment
while the remaining bal-
ance only bears interest.
The caucus report con-
asts with the McKay
eport on Finance
rvices, which reported
September. It
dorsed bank merges
general and argued
at banks. be allowed to
se automobiles and
I insurance. -
ext month, the
mpetition Bureau is
pected to report on
ether the mergers
uld create undue con-
tration in financial
vices. The federal
ing regulator, the
ce of the
erintendent of
ncial Institutions, is
due to report on
ther the mergers
Id increase the risk
nk failure.
well, the all -party
mons Finance
mittee and the
to banking commit -
will report on the
• Foreign banks should Se
be allowed to establish in
branches in Canada to en
broaden choices for con- in
sumers. th
• The government lea
should encourage char- sel
tered banks to make a N
voluntary promise to Co
increase lending to small ex
business to an amount wh
equal to one-third of wo
their total business lend- cen
ing over a "reasonable ser
length of time." bak
• Banks should be Offi
encouraged to minimize Sup
branch closings during Fina
this period of rapid also
change for the industry. whe
• The government wou
should work with the of ba
banks to ensure "sound As
financial services" in Com
rural areas. Com
• Bank mergers would Sena
lead to branch closings tee
in cities and rural areas
because "the whole logic befor
of merging is to inte- gove
grate and rationalize rule o
services."
Asea mergers
e Christmas. The
rnment may not
n this until 1999.
Funeral home -faces board
- no decision yet
ng
If ENSALL —
future of a prop
funeral home in He
is still up in the ai
lowing a hearing b
the Ontario Muni
Board (OMB)
Monday.
The hearing, w
lasted three hours
saw 50 people in a
dance at the Hensal1
lage hall, wrapped
.ahead .of schedule
no decision
reached. lfensall c)e
treasurer Luanne Ph
said a decision sho
be reached within 1
days.
Council passed in p
ciple a site plan for
funeral home at its
13 meeting but a n
ber of complaints fr
neighbouring prope
owners meant the p
posal had to go befo
the OMB.
Phair said sides s
porting and opposi
the funeral home we
heard at Monday
meeting. The main wit
ness was Huron Coun
planner Wayne
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on
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